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Current Volume: Volume 14 (2024)
Editorial
Articles
Technological Accessibility for Wildlife Telemetry Research
Andrew Danielson
Coded Bias in Applicant Tracking Systems
Prithvi Dhanabal and Emily Hao
And You Don't Seem to Understand: Disanalogies Between Artificial and Biological Consciousness
Derek Freeman
The Influence of Soil Properties and Land Management on Soil Porewater Chemistry
Bethany Kettleborough
Identification of Conserved Eukaryotic Gene Products in Novel Mycobacteriophage
Brandon Mar, Jade Coxon, Lily Esterline, Sydney Clifford, Gabriella Burke, Mallory Motz, Alaina Gartner, Kioni Bush, James Lin, Lizzie Adams, and Sophia Palant
Optimization of TPS Films Using An Adaptive Design of Experiments Approach in a Bayesian Optimization Framework
Theresa Marks, Gracie White, Scott Lohman, and Mayank Malhotra
Predictive Maintenance Analysis of Turbofan Engine Sensor Data
Stanley A. Melkumian
Effect of Developmental Manganese Exposure on the Locomotor Behavior of Zebrafish Larvae
Breeann Mild
Security at Too High an Environmental Cost?: The European Union's Energy Independence Strategy and its Environmental Implications for Air Quality in Poland and Hungary
Stephanie P. Peterson
Research Snapshots
Quantifying the ACRE Wetland Water Balance
Ryland Barton
Orange Corn–Based Diet Improves Total Antioxidant Capacity in Layer Pullets Compared to Traditional Yellow Corn Diets
Serena Wesley
Engineering Faculty Perceptions of Participating in a SoTL Professional Development Intervention
Rhea Dutta
Development of a Model for Fire Spread in Low-Gravity Conditions
Kathleen Martinus
Multisensing Self-Powered Patch for Meltdown Prediction
Sarah Pushparaj, Sejal Rhodes, and Ezekiel Ulrich
Analyzing Bacteriophage Protein Structural Motifs Utilizing a Variety of Novel Software
Hudson Schneider, Drake Strait, Michael Perrin, Zachery Heppner, Derek Temple, and Katherine DeMarco
The Impact of Anorexia Nervosa on the Gut Microbiota
Anjali Vanamala
Change of Carbohydrate Concentration in Reactors from Spring to Fall 2022 After Refrigeration
Amanda Ventura
Enhancing Bedside Nursing Care: An Artificial Neural Network Approach to Predicting Cardiac Arrest in Hospitalized Adults
Katharine Czech, Alec Pannunzio, Maddie Anderson, Numair Khan, Jacob Lacanienta, Jonghyeok Lee, Aneesh Poddutur, Emily Rastovski, Kira Voelker, Julie Wasyliw, and Sei Zou
Addressing Food Insecurity in Tippecanoe County
Josie Bull and Grace Gilbert
Finding Racial Identity: Analyzing Eddy L. Harris’s Journeys Through Africa and the Southern United States
Veronica G. Johnson
Baroque Era in Germany— Music and Architecture
Roxanne Schwab
The Making of the Black Games Archive (BGA): A Digital Archive Intertwining Black Culture and Play
Joanna Senff
Toxic Waste Dumps and Intersectionality
Kaitlyn Vasilko
Profiles in Lafayette’s Underground Railroad: Martin L. Peirce
Nah'Shon Zion Williams
Examining Publishing Trends in Academic Libraries
Greenley Goedde
Navigating the Safety-Regulation Gap: Unraveling Systemic Challenges in Aviation Through Historical Accidents Analysis
Joshua Jackson
Design and Evaluation of a Novel Binder Protein for SARS-CoV-2 Using the Online Game Foldit
SeArre H. Abebe
Systematic Development and Optimization of Helix Stabilized Stapled Peptides for Inhibitory Use Against the Viral Oncoprotein HPV-E6
Elizabeth Andersen
Artificial Intelligence in Music—Evaluator
Gurtej Bagga, Anthony Wang, Brian Qi, and Shrinand Perumal
A Meteorological Investigation of a Tornado- Producing, “Hybrid” Supercell-Multicell Storm Near Delphi, Indiana, on May 8, 2023
Evelyn Rose K. Girardi
Validating Atmospheric Freezing Level Heights Using Purdue University Weather Balloon Data
Danielle Harr
Compact Control System for Superconducting Qubits
Santiago Lopez
Visual Sampling Patterns in a Naturalistic Setting for Toddlers with Autism
Katherine M. Stockhausen
The Mathematical Laws of Morphology and Biomechanics Through Ontogeny
Wijesooriya Kisal Wijesooriya
Out of the Box
Interviews
Interview: Kristine Marceau and Gina Canino-Quiñones
Nikhil S. Sadavarte
Interview: Daniel Schiff and Yu Lu
Nikhil S. Sadavarte